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Many people still have doubts about whether to eat yogurt when having digestive disorders? So what are the ingredients in yogurt? Is it really good for people with digestive disorders? Learn about digestive disorders, should you eat yogurt? through the article below.
1. Ingredients in yogurt
Yogurt is a food made from milk, often used in the daily menu of many families. Ingredients in 100g of yogurt contain about 100Kcal, 2.6g lipid, 5.3g protein and 15g powder. The protein in yogurt is converted into easily digestible amino acids and powdered sugar into healthy lactose. In addition, yogurt contains a large amount of probiotic bacteria that are very good for the intestines. Besides, there are vitamin D, DHA, calcium, sodium, ... these are essential nutrients for the body, helping the body stay healthy and increase resistance.
2. Digestive disorders should eat yogurt?
Digestive disorders should eat yogurt is probably the question of many people. According to experts, yogurt is a good food for the digestive system.
As mentioned above about the composition of yogurt, this is one of the foods that help promote good digestive system activity. Because it contains probiotics and a large amount of beneficial bacteria that help strengthen the immune system, stimulate the digestive system to work properly. In particular, they are also very effective in treating constipation and limiting the risk of diarrhea and indigestion. However, how to eat yogurt properly to promote maximum effectiveness must depend on the tolerance of each person and should eat a reasonable dose, if you abuse it, it will not be good for health.
So you wonder why yogurt is good for the digestive system? Because of the great benefits that yogurt brings to the digestive system. Specifically:
According to studies, a large amount of probi and beneficial gut bacteria have been found in yogurt. People with digestive disorders when eating this food will be very beneficial to the digestive system, helping to improve and strengthen digestion, and at the same time stimulate appetite, help eat more delicious, overcome anorexia or unwillingness to eat.
For people with digestive disorders, eating yogurt also helps to quickly improve symptoms, quickly reduce diarrhea, if any.
When the digestive system absorbs yogurt, beneficial bacteria will help the body bind with the microvilli present in the intestine. Thus, helping the intestinal surface resist the invasion of harmful bacteria into the mucus layer. In addition, yogurt also has a lot of fiber, so in addition to reducing diarrhea, it also overcomes constipation in people with digestive disorders. Because when eating yogurt containing fiber, it will enter the body, then participate in promoting the growth of stronger beneficial bacteria while increasing intestinal motility, helping to improve the digestive system better.
Moreover, yogurt helps people with digestive disorders to create a layer of mucus that can coat the surface of the small intestine. So that helps to protect the small intestine mucosa safely, avoiding pathogens, harmful to health. Another great thing that yogurt brings is it also has the effect of beautifying the skin, helping us to get smooth and healthy skin.
3. How to eat yogurt for people with digestive disorders?
People with digestive disorders should eat yogurt about 1 hour after the main meal. Because at that time, the body will best absorb the nutrients in yogurt, you should avoid eating on an empty stomach because then the acid in the stomach will increase, which will lose nutrients, kill bacteria. beneficial in yogurt. In addition, when eating yogurt, people with digestive disorders should note the following:
Firstly, do not eat more than 2 boxes of yogurt/day. Do not eat too full because it will make the body excess nutrients and can cause unwanted side effects. To increase the body's nutrition, yogurt can be combined with nuts or fruits such as apples, bananas, ... both to help quench thirst and provide many essential minerals and vitamins for the body. Second, don't eat yogurt with ice cream. Because cold cream can kill the beneficial bacteria inside the yogurt. Third, do not eat yogurt with hot spicy foods, high in fat and fat. Because if combined together can make patients more susceptible to cancer. Fourth, do not heat yogurt to eat. Yogurt is well preserved at 8 degrees Celsius, so when heated, it will kill the beneficial bacteria in yogurt. Fifth, do not eat yogurt immediately after taking the medicine. Because it will destroy the beneficial bacteria in yogurt, and also reduce the effect of the drug.
4. What kind of yogurt is good for the digestive system?
Today, there are many different types of yogurt on the market, but note that not all are suitable for people with digestive disorders.
There are cases when using yogurt causes allergic reactions, more severe can affect health due to poor tolerance. According to experts, people with digestive disorders should eat the following two types of yogurt:
The first is unsweetened yogurt: This is the best yogurt for people with digestive disorders. Add to the body from 1 to 2 boxes to effectively improve the symptoms of abdominal pain, nausea, diarrhea, constipation, ... to help reduce digestive symptoms and quickly restore health. The second is low-sugar yogurt, yogurt with fruit inside. Although it does not give the same effect as unsweetened yogurt, it helps people with digestive disorders to stimulate the taste and feel of eating better. In addition to choosing the right yogurt, people with digestive disorders should also build a reasonable diet, rest scientifically. For example, get enough sleep, 8 hours/day, exercise 30 minutes/day, eat a lot of green vegetables and fruits, drink lots of water, add white meat, limit red meat in the menu, avoid fatty foods, ...
Above are detailed information to answer and satisfy readers' questions about the issue: "Should digestive disorders eat yogurt?".
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